Capture of Kazan by the White Army
| Battle for Kazan | |||||||
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| Part of the Eastern Front of the Russian Civil War | |||||||
Frontline near Kazan in August, 1918 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| RSFSR |
People's Army of Komuch Czechoslovak Legion | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mikhail Muravyov Jukums Vācietis Mirsäyet Soltanğäliev Mullanur Waxitov |
Vladimir Kappel Josef Švec | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| About 10 000 | About 3 300 | ||||||
The city of Kazan was captured by the White Army in August 1918 during the Russian Civil War.